HAITI - Cap Haitien Ep.1 | Sans Souci, Zitadelle La Ferrière
See our trip to Cap-Haitien, Milot and discover the incredible fortress Citadel La Ferrière and the ruins of the castle Sans Souci in Haiti.
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The Citadelle Henry I
The Citadelle Laferrière located in northern Haiti, approximately 17 miles (27 km) south of the city of Cap-Haïtien and five miles (8 km) from the town of Milot. It is the largest fortress in the Americas and was designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a World Heritage Site in 1982—along with the nearby Sans-Souci Palace. The Citadel was built by Henri Christophe, after Haiti gained independence from France at the beginning of the 19th century. The massive stone structure was built by up to 20,000 workers between 1805 and 1820 as part of a system of fortifications designed to keep the newly-independent nation of Haiti safe from French incursions. Built several miles inland, and atop the 3,000 ft (910 m) Bonnet a L’Eveque mountain, to deter attacks and to provide a lookout into the nearby valleys. Cap-Haïtien and the adjoining Atlantic Ocean are visible from the roof of the fortress. Anecdotally, it is possible to sight the eastern coast of Cuba, some 90 miles (140 km) to the west, on clear days. The Haitians outfitted the fortress with 365 cannon of varying size. Enormous stockpiles of cannonballs still sit in pyramidal stacks at the base of the fortress walls. Since its construction, the fortress has withstood numerous earthquakes, though a French attack never came.
HAITI 2017 : La citadelle Laferrière, CAP HAÏTIEN
Une forteresse dans un décor grandiose, c'est le cas de la citadelle Laferrière, classée par l'UNESCO au Patrimoine de l'Humanité. Cette citadelle a été construite par le roi Henri Christophe, ancien esclave devenu le premier roi noir d'Haïti, un roi mégalomaniaque qui craignait des attaques d'européens venus de la mer. Le site se trouve à proximité de Cap Haïtien, à proximité d'un autre site majeur du tourisme haïtien, le palais Sans Souci
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Visiter le Palais Sans Souci et la Citadelle a ete un moment d'emotion inoubliable. Ce que mes yeux ont vu a dépassé l'entendement et l'imagination. Chapo Ba pou Zanset nou yo!
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The Citadel (Citadelle Laferrière) - Haiti
Recently had the pleasure of filming The Citadel in Haiti.
Captured with the DJI Phantom 4.
Haiti, King Henry, Sans-Souci Palace & Citadelle Laferriere.mov
Short Documentary of King Henry Christophe, Sans-Souci Place and Citadelle Laferriere
All Photos, Video clips and Production by Pierre LeBlanc aka Lucky
except one aerial picture of Citadelle Laferriere from Wikimedia commons public domain by The US Army
Citadelle, Milot/Cap-Haitien Haiti
Touring, Project Teach Haiti. Exploring and showing this beautiful islandHaiti is the best thing we offer the other countries or people of the world.
Cap Haitien And The Citadelle
Cap Haitien Family Trip (Citadelle) - August 2015
This is our visit to Citadelle Laferriere in the Cap-Haitien area, in the town of Milot to be more specific. This fortress is an impressive feat of engineering, considering that it uses no concrete and has no foundation.
This is most definitely a place to visit if you are ever in Haiti and the trip up the trail is well worth it. I'm happy I had the opportunity to share this experience with my sons and I hope that one day I will be able to take my grandchildren.
The Citadelle Cap-Haitien in Haiti, Haiti
The Citadelle Cap-Haitien in Haiti, Haiti
The Citadelle Laferrière or, Citadelle Henry Christophe, or simply the Citadelle, is a large mountaintop fortress in Nord, Haiti, located on top of the mountain Bonnet a L’Eveque, approximately 27 kilometres south of the city of Cap-Haïtien, 15 kilometres southwest of the Three Bays Protected Area, and 8 kilometres uphill from the town of Milot. It is one of the largest fortresses in the Americas and was designated by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1982—along with the nearby Sans-Souci Palace. The mountaintop fortress has itself become an icon of Haiti. The Citadel was built by Henri Christophe, a key leader during the Haitian slave rebellion (1791–1804), after Haiti gained independence from France at the beginning of the 19th century.
The colossal physical dimensions of the fortress have made it a Haitian national symbol, featured on currency, stamps, and tourist ministry posters. The fortress walls rise 40 metres from the mountaintop and the entire complex, including cannonball stocks but excluding the surrounding grounds, covers an area of 10,000 square metres. Workers laid the large foundation stones of the fortress directly into the stone of the mountaintop, using a mortar mixture that included quicklime, molasses, and the blood of local cows and goats—and cows hooves that they cooked to a glue and added to the mix to give the mortar added strength and bonding power.
Large cisterns and storehouses in the fortress's interior were designed to store enough food and water for 5,000 defenders for up to one year. The fortress included palace quarters for the king and his family, in the event that they needed to take refuge within its walls. Other facilities included dungeons, bathing quarters, and bakery ovens. Also visible is the tomb of Christophe's brother-in-law, killed when the gunpowder room he was in exploded.
The Citadel's appearance from the trail leading up to its base has been likened to the prow of a great stone ship, jutting out from the mountainside. The structure is angular and assumes different geometric forms based on the viewer's orientation. Some of the angles on the Citadelle were intentionally put there by Christophe to deviate cannonballs if attacked and the Epaulette is a great example of using angles to deviate and deflect shots. Though most of the fortress has no roof as such (the interior top is a latticework of stone walkways), some slanted portions are adorned with bright red tiles. The fortress has been repaired and refurbished several times since its construction, including in the 1980s with help from UNESCO and the World Monuments Fund, though little of it has been replaced and its design remains the same.
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Cap Haïtien, chef lieu et grand pôle urbain, connu comme ayant la plus grande concentration de monuments historiques est une région dont l’économie repose sur le tourisme. Ses eaux calmes et plages caribéennes pittoresques, la citadelle la Ferrière, un site du patrimoine mondial en font une destination de villégiature et de vacances. Cap Haïtien accueille également une plus grande activité touristique étrangère que beaucoup de régions d’Haïti. C’est un site unique par son architecture coloniale française, qui a été particulièrement bien preserve. I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (
Citadelle Laferriére in (Milot) Cap-Haitien, Haiti
Walking around the old castle called La Citadelle Laferriére built for Henri Christophe in the 1800s (whom was a key leader during the Haitian slave rebellion. This castle is on a large moutaintop in northern haiti. This fortress is an icon of Haiti.
Cathédrale de Cap-Haïtien et Citadelle Laferrière
Chokarella te vizite nan Milo (Okap) Citadelle Laferrière, Palais Sans-Souci ak Katedral la
Chokarella te vizite nan Milo (Okap) Citadelle Laferrière,
Palais Sans-Souci ak Katedral la
Le Cap-Haïtien
This video is about Le Cap-Haïtien...
Cap-Haïtien (Okap or Kapayisyen in Kréyòl) is a city of about 190,000 people on the north coast of Haiti and capital of the Department of Nord. Previously named as Cap-Français, Cap-Henri, and Le Cap. It was an important city during the colonial period, serving as the capital of the French Colony of Saint-Domingue from the city's formal foundation in 1711 until 1770 when the capital was moved to Port-au-Prince. After the Haitian Revolution, it became the capital of the Kingdom of Northern Haiti under King Henri Christophe until 1820.
Cap-Haïtien's long history of independent thought and its relative distance from Port-au-Prince have contribute in making it a legendary incubator of anti-establishment movements. For instance, from February 5–29, 2004, the city was taken over by militants who opposed the rule of the Haïtian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide. They eventually created enough political pressure to force him out of office and the country.
Cap-Haïtien is near the historic Haïtian town of Milot, which lies 12 miles (19 kilometres) to the southwest along a gravel road. Milot was Haïti's first capital under the self-proclaimed King Henri Christophe, who ascended to power in 1807, three years after Haïti had gained independence from France. He renamed Cap-Français as Cap-Henri. Milot is the site of his Sans-Souci Palace, wrecked by the 1842 earthquake. Five miles away is the Citadelle Laferrière, a massive stone fortress bristling with cannons, atop a nearby mountain. On clear days, its silhouette is visible from Cap-Haïtien.
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Visiting The Citadelle Laferrière in Haiti
The Citadelle Laferrière or, Citadelle Henry Christophe, or simply the Citadelle (English: Citadel), is a large mountaintop fortress in North Haiti, located on top of the mountain Bonnet a L’Eveque, approximately 17 miles (27 km) south of the city of Cap-Haïtien, 10 miles (16 km) southwest of the Three Bays Protected Area, and 5 miles (8.0 km) uphill from the town of Milot. It is one of the largest fortresses in the Americas and was designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a World Heritage Site in 1982—along with the nearby Sans-Souci Palace. The mountaintop fortress has itself become an icon of Haiti. The Citadel was built by Henri Christophe, a key leader during the Haitian slave rebellion (1791–1804), after Haiti gained independence from France at the beginning of the 19th century.